Regarding a bad block number error in 3560

senthil.gabriel · ‎06-04-2007

Hi all,

Can anyone check this error messages which i am getting in 3560 Switch while intilizing the flash in Recovery mode?

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Base ethernet MAC Address: 00:1b:2b:9f:4f:80

Xmodem file system is available.

The password-recovery mechanism is enabled.

Initializing Flash...

flashfs[0]: Checking block 201...bad block number (-21778)

flashfs[0]: erasing block 201...done.

flashfs[0]: Checking block 202...bad block number (-21782)

flashfs[0]: erasing block 202...done.

flashfs[0]: Checking block 201...bad block number (-1297)

flashfs[0]: Inconsistency in flash found on second pass

...done

Initializing Flash.

Boot Sector Filesystem (bs) installed, fsid: 3

The system has been interrupted, or encountered an error during initializion of the flash filesystem. The following

commands will initialize the flash filesystem, and finish loading the operating system software:

flash_init

load_helper

boot

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Kindly revrt back to me.

Rgds

Senthil

Amit Singh · ‎06-04-2007

Senthil,

The flash error you're getting is a physical

problem on the Flash itself.

Try formatting the flash " format flash:" and then try initializing the flash using

flash_init

load-helper

If that works then you are good to go, Otherwiese go ahead and get an RMA for the 3560 switch as it has a bad flash hardware.

HTH,Please rate if it does.

-amit singh